POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES BY
STATES-1890 and 1900.

Persons in the service of the United States stationed abroad (estimated) 1900, 84,400.

Indians, etc., on Indian reservations except Indian Territory, 1900, 145,282.

Total for seven territories, etc., 1900, 1,667,313; 1893, 552,945; Indians not taxed, 89,541.

The Alaskan figures are derived from partial data only, and ali returns for Alaska and for certain military organizations stationed abroad, principally in the Philippines, had not been received when the census bureau published the statement above.

POSTAL INFORMATION.

CLASSES OF MAIL MATTER.

Domestic mail matter is divided into four classes:

First Class-Letters, postal cards, and matter wholly or partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed (except manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or corrected proof sheets of the same) and all matter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection. Rates of Postage-Two cents per ounce or fraction thereof. Postal cards, one cent each. On "drop" letters two cents per ounce or fraction thereof when mailed at the letter carrier's office and one cent per ounce or fraction thereof at other offices.

Second Class-Newspapers and publications issued at stated intervals as often as four times a year, bearing a date of issue and numbered consecutively, issued from a known office of publication, and formed of printed sheets without board, cloth, leather or other substantial binding. Such publication must be originated and published for the dissemination of information of a public character, or devoted to literature, the sciences, art, or some special industry. They must have a legitimate list of subscribers and must not be designed primarily for advertisng purposes, or for circulation free, or at nominal rates. Rate of Postage-For publishers and news agents, one cent a pound or fraction thereof. For others than publishers and news agents, one cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof.

Third Class-Books, periodicals, and matter wholly in print (not included in second class), proof-sheets, corrected proof-sheets an I manuscript copy accompanying the same. Rate of Postage-One cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.

Fourth Class-Merchandise-namely, all matter not embraced in the other three classes and which is not in the form or nature liable to destroy, deface or otherwise damage the contents of the mail bag, or harm the person or anyone engaged in the postal service and not above the weight provided by law. Rate of Postage-One cent per ounce or fraction thereof, but on seeds, cuttings, roots, scions and plants one cent for each two ounces or fraction thereof.

LIMIT OF WEIGHT-A package must not exceed four pounds in weight, unless it be a single book. Second class matter is not subject to the four pound limitation.

PAYMENT OF POSTAGE-On first-class matter the postage should be fully prepaid, but if two cents in stamps be affixed the matter will be forwarded and remainder due collected of addressee before delivery.

On second-class, third and fourth-class matter the postage must be fully prepaid.

THE REGISTRY SYSTEM.

All mail matter, including drop letters, may be registered, but not matter addressed to fictitious names, initials or box numbers. or bearing vague or indefinite addresses. The registry fee is

eight cents additional to postage. It must be prepaid by stamps affixed.

The rates of postage to all foreign countries and colonies (except Canada and Mexico) are as follows:

Packets in excess of 10 ounces, for each 2 ounces or frac. 1 cent Samples in Merchandise

Packets not in excess of four ounces

2 cents

Packets in excess of four ounces, for each 2 ounces or

fraction thereof

1 cent 8 cents

Registration fee on letters or other articles

Ordinary letters for any foreign country (except Canada and Mexico) must be forwarded whether any postage, is prepaid on them or not. All other mailable matter must be prepaid, at least, partially.

CANADA AND MEXICO.

Matter mailed in the United States addressed to Canada or Mexico is subject to the same postage rates and conditions as it would be if it were addressed for delivery in the United States.

COST OF DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS.

MISCELLANEOUS TABLE OF THINGS, DIS-
TANCES, BOOKS, ETC.

A book composed of sheets folded into 2 leaves is a folio.
A book composed of sheets folded into 4 leaves is a quarto.
A book composed of sheets folded into 8 leaves is an octavo
(8vo.)

A book composed of sheets folded into 12 leaves is a duodecimo (12mo).

A book composed of sheets folded into 16 leaves is a 16mo. 12 units make a dozen.

12 dozen make a gross.

12 gross (144 dozen) make 1 great gross.

20 units make 1 score.

56 pounds of butter make 1 firkin.

100 pounds of fish make one quintal.

196 pounds of flour make 1 barrel.

200 pounds of beef, pork, shad or salmon make 1 barrel.

24 sheets of paper make 1 quire.

20 quires make 1 ream.

2 reams make one bundle.

5 bundles make 1 bale.

3 barleycorns make one inch.

18 inches make 1 cubit.

22 inches make 1 sacred cubit.

9 gallons make one Enlgish firkin.

2 firkins make 1 kilderkin.

2 kilderkins make 1 barrel.

25 pounds make 1 keg (powder.)

100 pounds make 1 cental (grain measure.)
100 pounds make 1 cask (raisin measure).
256 pounds make 1 barrel of soap.

280 pounds make 1 barrel of salt.

31 1-2 gallons make 1 barrel (wine measure.)
42 gallons make 1 tierce (wine measure.)
63 gallons make 1 hogshead (wine measure).
84 gallons make 1 puncheon (wine measure).
126 gallons make 1 pipe (wine measure).
252 gallons make 1 tun (wine measure).

8 bushels of wheat (of 70 lbs. each) make 1 quarter (European measure).

8 bushels of salt make 1 hogshead.

36 bushels of coal make 1 chaldron (English).

32 bushels make 1 chaldron (American.)

14 pounds make 1 stone.

21 1-2 stones make 1 pig (iron).

8 pigs make one fother.

24 3-4 cubic feet (masonry) make 1 perch.

100 square feet, (carpentry) make 1 square.

1.760 yards (5,280 feet) make 1 statute mile.

2,028.63 yards (6,085.9 feet) make 1 nautical mile.

3 miles make 1 league.

69 1-2 statute miles make 1 degree (of latitude).
60 geographical miles make 1 degree (of latitude).
360 degrees make one circle.

60 pairs of shoes make 1 case.

9 inches make 1 quarter (of a yard).

3-4 inch makes 1 ell (Flemish.)

5 quarters make 1 ell, (English).

6 quarters make 1 ell (French).

4 inches make 1 hand (measuring horses).

6 feet make 1 fathom (depth of water).

120 fathoms make 1 cable-length.

7 1-3 cable-lengths make 1 mile.

640 acres make 1 square mile.

36 square miles make 1 township.

4 farthings make 1 penny (marked d.)

12 pence make 1 shilling (marked s).

20 shillings make 1 pound (marked £.)

21 shillings make 1 quinea.

5 shillings make 1 crown.

THE MILE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

The Irish mile is 2,240 yards.
The Swiss mile is 9,153 yards.
The Italian mile is 1,766 yards.
The Scotch mile is 1,984 yards.
The Tuscan mile is 1,808 yards.
The German mile is 8,106 yards.
The Arabian mile is 2,143 yards.
The Turkish mile is 1,826 yards.
The Flemish mile is 6,869 yards.

The Vienna post mile is 8,296 yards.

The Roman mile is 1,628 or 2,025 yards.
The Werst mile is 1,167 or 1,337 yards.

The Dutch and Prussian mile is 6,480 yards.
The Swedish and Danish mile s 7.341.5 yards.
The English and American mile is 1,760 yards.